Google's antitrust cases in Europe

BRUSSELS - Alphabet unit Google was hit with a record-breaking 4.34 billion euro ($5.04 billion) fine on Wednesday, topping the 2.4 billion euros it was ordered to pay in another case last year.

FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of Google logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

EU antitrust regulators accused it of abusing the dominance of its Android smartphone operating system by blocking rivals.

Below is a timeline of Google’s antitrust cases in Europe:

18 July 2018 - EU antitrust regulators hand down a 4.34 billion euro fine to Google after a three-year long investigation.

14 July 2016 - EU sets out another charge against Google’s shopping service. It also accuses the company of preventing third parties using its Adsense product from displaying search advertisements from Google’s competitors - a third case against the company.